Category - Amazing

There is something extremely satisfying about looking at the world from above. Perhaps it’s the fact that we’re away from our worries, where we can revel in the beauty and organization of the world just as it is.

We can’t always fly, so let’s be grateful for aerial photographers such as Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Klaus Leidorf, and Gray Malin, among others, whose work can be appreciated year round.

From airplanes, helicopters, and hot air balloons, these photographers go to great lengths to teach us how big and vibrant the world is, through magnificent environmental, landscape, and wildlife captures.

Make an instant “getaway” and peer down at the world through some of the most stunning aerial photographs ever taken.

25. “Sand Digger” in the rural commune of Kalabancoro, Bamako, Mali.

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There is something extremely satisfying about looking at the world from above. Perhaps it’s the fact that we’re away from our worries, where we can revel in the beauty and organization of the world just as it is.

We can’t always fly, so let’s be grateful for aerial photographers such as Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Klaus Leidorf, and Gray Malin, among others, whose work can be appreciated year round.

From airplanes, helicopters, and hot air balloons, these photographers go to great lengths to teach us how big and vibrant the world is, through magnificent environmental, landscape, and wildlife captures.

Make an instant “getaway” and peer down at the world through some of the most stunning aerial photographs ever taken.

Even though they slept through the whole thing.

Dear Photograph is a blog by Taylor Jones which started out with just six photos. But her simple yet powerful idea of holding up an old photo lined up to its original setting has struck a chord with so many people that, in the span of a few days, Dear Photograph has gone viral.

Of the hundreds of entries on the website, here are some of our favorites:

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Dear Photograph,
Fourteen years ago, you were more than just a memory. You were more than saved birthday cards and boxes of photo albums. Your clothes still hang in the closet and your toothbrush remains in the bathroom after all these months as if we are foolishly awaiting your return. If it weren’t for these souvenirs of the life you once possessed, I would have the hardest time deciding if you really once existed or if these thoughts of you are nothing more than beautiful figments of my sad imagination.
Nadia

#8.

Dear Photograph,
All those years ago you stood here in the country, ready to marry Mom and spend the rest of your life together. Now 57 years later she spends each day with you as you gradually forget and slip further away from us. But love and family endure, and we cherish each day we still have together.
Love, Your Family

#9.

Dear Photograph,
A friend snapped this picture of us nearly ten years ago, when we were just a couple of kids. We were only friends, but I had a secret crush on him and he had a secret crush on me. When he finally kissed me later that year, I told him “I wish I could keep you” and he said, “I wish you would.” And I did. We came back to this spot on the eve of our seventh wedding anniversary.
Love,
Jen

#10.

#11.

Dear Photograph,
I burned you once. I’m sorry for that. You take me back to a time where I thought the road we traveled would always be the one we traveled together. Now our roads have led us to different places and I’m no longer holding his comforting hands. We may not have discovered everlasting love along this pathway but I know that time will catch up to us and that our roads will cross again…;it’ll only be a matter of time.
Love Always and Forever,
Chas

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#17.

Dear Photograph,
My parents tried forever to teach me how to ride a bike with no training wheels. One sunny afternoon in 1999 they looked out the window and saw my neighbour, Jenna, running alongside me cheering me on. My parents ran out and took this photo, which is one I’ll always remember. Thanks for getting me off my training wheels Jenna!
Keaton